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Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images MLB news roundup Happy Monday, Athletics Nation! While there is plenty of uncertainty about how Sutter Health Park in Sacramento will play relative to the Coliseum, it seems that David Forst and company are building the team’s capacity to keep the ball in the the A’s new park in 2025. Jason Burke at SI.com notes that the A’s … [Read more...] about Elephant Rumblings: Grounded in Sacramento

Photo by G Fiume/Getty Images The A’s ran out of patience for the ever-patient walk machine. It’s a new week and we got a new player review, this time for successful Rule 5 draftee Ryan Noda. In spite of a promising 2023 rookie season, 2024 was a very different story for the disciplined first baseman. After a feeble first month, Noda got stuck in Triple-A for nearly the … [Read more...] about 2024 Season in Review: Ryan Noda

D. Ross Cameron-Imagn Images Swing and a miss on a potential lefty relief option Happy Saturday folks! For a bit of light reading for you on your weekend we continue our Season In Review series with left-hander Sean Newcomb How Was He Acquired? The Athletics initially brought Newcomb aboard in 2023 when they traded for him from the cross-bay rival San Francisco Giants … [Read more...] about 2024 Season In Review; Sean Newcomb

With Nick Allen gone, Jorge Barrosa fills a dire need for an adorably short player. | Photo by Nick Wosika/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images “Look at me...I can be...center field,” sung John Fogerty but not JJ Bleday. Bleday did an admirable job of trying to pose as a CFer in 2024, but the A’s path to increased success in 2025 and beyond involves moving Bleday over to a … [Read more...] about Center Field — Yes It’s An “Area Of Need”

Photo by Adam Glanzman/MLB Photos via Getty Images MLB news roundup Happy Friday, Athletics Nation! The A’s picked up a couple of minor leaguers this week. Yesterday, they announced the signing of former Dodgers righty Tanner Dodson. In addition to 2B-3B Alejo Lopez, the A's have also signed 27-year-old RHP Tanner Dodson to a minor league deal. He's a former 2nd-round … [Read more...] about Elephant Rumblings: A’s latest MiLB Signing